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LIBERTY — Anna Alessi is an encourager. She is also a motivator and is days from seeing one of her longtime dreams become a reality as her business, Cycle of Heart, opens.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
LIBERTY — During Fall Clean-up Week, Monday to Friday, Oct. 21 to 25, Liberty residents can get rid of excess trash, furniture, minor maintenance materials and carpet.
At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23,  Liberty Christian Church, 427 E. Kansas St., families are invited to a presentation on distracted driving. Participants will learn ways in which drivers are distracted, how to recognize when you or other drivers are distracted, and the dangers of distracted driving.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will close all northbound traffic of the Buck O’Neil (Route 169/Broadway) Bridge beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 and continuing until 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21 for bridge deck repair work.
SMITHVILLE — Nightmares Alive will spook Smithville locals in an outdoor haunted house experience from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 and again Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Sean Roberts
Northwest Editor
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KEARNEY — The annual fall Kids Fest returned to Jesse James Park Saturday, Oct. 12. The event drew hundreds to the park, searching for all the free, family-friendly activities.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
The Northland Coalition with support from Tri-County Mental Health Services has partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration, law enforcement agencies and other communities across the country to encourage the responsible disposal of prescriptions.
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KEARNEY — Kearney High School was hive of activity earlier this month as industry leaders, educational programming experts and the military were on hand to provide sophomores and juniors a glimpse at possible career paths while throwing in a bit of entertainment during a high school career expo.
Amanda Lubinski
Managing Editor of News & Content
Like it or not, here it comes again: winter, along with snow and ice in many parts of the country. As seniors we need to take extra steps to stay safe, warm and healthy during cold weather.
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LIBERTY — For the 34th year, families can head out to Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N. La Frenz Road, for the annual Fairy Tale Forest event.
SMITHVILLE — Nightmares Alive will spook Smithville locals in an outdoor haunted house experience from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 and again Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Sean Roberts
Northwest Editor
Admittedly, I am not the biggest fan of modern horror movies. Name anything from the 1960s through the 1980s and I’ve probably seen it, but since that era, the dependence upon special effects and shock has left me largely uninterested. However, when an A-list cast signs up to star, I typical…
LIBERTY — During Fall Clean-up Week, Monday to Friday, Oct. 21 to 25, Liberty residents can get rid of excess trash, furniture, minor maintenance materials and carpet.
The Missouri Department of Transportation's Kansas City District has concluded its 2019 Snow Academy. The academy is to help prepare maintenance workers and supplemental support forces for upcoming winter operations.
SMITHVILLE — People refused to let rain dampen festivities during Smithville’s Octoberfest Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4 and 5. The event marked its return after a seven-year hiatus.
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LIBERTY — In district semifinal action, top-seeded Liberty North and second-seeded Liberty earned unflattering victories.
ST. JOSEPH — The Liberty Blue Jays tallied 28 points in the second quarter on their way to a 49-7 conference victory on Friday, Oct. 18, at Noyes Field.
LIBERTY — Trying to play the role of spoiler, upset-minded Kearney couldn’t quite get the bats going against top-seeded Liberty North.
The William Jewell Cardinals basketball teams are counting down to their season openers as the Great Lakes Valley Conference basketball preseason polls were released this week.
LIBERTY — The Blue Jays enjoyed their return to their home field with a 5-1 conference victory over Truman on Monday, Oct. 14.
PLATTE CITY — Smithville’s boys swim team placed eighth at the Platte County Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Platte County Community Center.
LIBERTY — Three area teams — Liberty, Liberty North and Kearney — are set to compete in a five-team Class 4 District 15 tournament Wednesday, Oct. 16 to Friday, Oct. 18 at Liberty High School.
INDEPENDENCE — The Liberty girls golf team is back in the fold as a state team qualifier after finishing second at the Class 2 Sectional 4 tournament on Monday, Oct. 14, at the par-72 WinterStone Golf Course.
LIBERTY — Established in 2009, the Cemetery Advisory Committee is charged with oversight of the preservation, beautification and enhancement of the Fairview-New Hope and Mt. Memorial cemeteries in Liberty.
LIBERTY — During Fall Clean-up Week, Monday to Friday, Oct. 21 to 25, Liberty residents can get rid of excess trash, furniture, minor maintenance materials and carpet.
LIBERTY — The Liberty Fire Department is marking its 125th year and the big birthday party open house begins at noon Saturday, Oct. 19.
As United Auto Workers Union members in the Local 31 at the GM Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas continue to make regional headlines for entering their fifth week of a strike, those out of work, including families across the Northland are feeling the pinch of going without a full paycheck for…
KEARNEY — While celebrating triple digits during a birthday party in her honor at Kearney Senior Center, Gwendean Scott said her 100 years have given her a lot to reflect on.
KEARNEY — To help fund the purchase of a location to accommodate a growing need, the Kearney Food Pantry seeks monetary donations.
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For a disease as scary as breast cancer, one positive and very important message that deserves to be heard more often during Breast Cancer Awareness Month is that it’s a disease that can be prevented.
Over the years, Kearney School District has come to be recognized as a progressive school district in the Kansas City metropolitan area and across the state. This comes as a result of innovation in the classroom. KSD continues to strive for high quality academic programs that ensure students…
I am writing to encourage voters in Liberty to go to the polls on Nov. 5 and vote "yes" on the ballot initiative for the city of Liberty to adopt a short-term lending code and permit fee.
Little did Dr. James Naismith know when he invented the game of basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891 that, more than a century hence, it would become beholden to its Chinese overlords.
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